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@m @www .ALFRED BENSON, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March I13, 1911. Serial No. 614,264.

To all 'whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, ALFRED BENSON, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of the city of Seattlein the county of King and State of lilashington,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combs, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has particular reference to toilet combs and has for a primary object the provision of a novel construction and arrangement of parts permitting of the ready removal of the teeth, as where it is desired to provide substitute teeth', and further facilitating the cleaning thereof.

ther objects will be set forth as my description progresses and those features of constructions, arrangements and combinations of parts on which I desire protection, succinctly deined in my annexed claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawing wherein like numerals of reference indicate vlike parts throughout the several views:

Figure l is an elevation of a coinbconstructed in accordance with my invention, portions thereofl being broken away. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary section taken through the retaining framc, and portions of the bodies or butt ends of the teeth being broken away, and Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view.

In carrying out my invention, I provide intermediate teeth l comprising substantially rectangular bodies l provided in their upper end portions with alining apertures 2 for reception of a connecting member 3. From the opposite end portion 0f bodies l depend the reduced extensions l, consti- .tuting the active parts of the teeth, as is well understood. Teeth l can be of any suitable material and in conjunction therewith I provide end teeth 4, which mustI be of a resilient nature, the same conveniently being constructed of sprng metal and formed in their upper end portions with apertures,as shown, in alinement with the apertures 2 of the intermediate teeth.

(ounerting member 3, as now considered consists ot a rod having one end portion threaded. and engaged in the ajierture of one cud tooth 4, which is correspondingly threaded, and having its'opposite end portion projecting through the aperture of the other tooth "l and having an annular shoulder or head bearing against the outer face of the latter. This head or end shoulder of rod 3 is provided with wings 4;,through the medium of Whichsaid rod 3 can be rotated toclamp the teeth in proper relation. In this connection it will be observed that teeth et .have their opposing side facesA formed with projecting bearing parts 5, these being provided by reversely inclined surface portions of the teeth, the upper of which is formed with the aperture receiving rod 3, and the lower projecting toward lanadjaclent catch 6 of an inclosing frame 7, by which arrangement of parts, teeth 4 will swing slightly during the operation of clamping, as hereinbefore set forth and thereby insure of a more perfect engagement of the catches 6 in notches or seats 8 of the end teeth 4, see Fig. 2.

Frame 7 is of open formation, the same consisting of side bars 7 and end bars 7" th l/'fatter of which carry catches 6 which are conveniently in the form of lugs struck therefrom in any suitable manner. To remove frame 7, the lower portions of teeth l are sprung inwardly or toward one an-v other thereby withdrawing seats 8 from catches 6, as indicated in Fig. 2, afterwhich the trame can be quickly withdrawn from `over the lower or active portions l of the Patented Jan. 9, 1.912. V

Having thus described my invention, what l I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States of America,

1. A comb comprising a plurality of teeth, means connecting said teeth for independent swinging, an inclosing frame normally holding said teeth in alinement, and coperating securing parts on said frame and one end tooth sccurii'ig said frame in position, said last named end tooth being of a resilient construction, whereby it can be bent to disengage its securing part from the coperating securing part of said frame.

2. A comb comprising a plurality of teeth formed in one end portion with alining apertures, thel end teeth being provided on their limer side faces with projecting bearings disposed below their apertures, a connecting rod passing through the apertures of said teeth, an inclosing frame' normally holding said teeth in alineinent, and copierating parts on said frame and adjacent end teeth below the bearings of the latter 5 ,for holding said frame in position.

3. A comb comprising a plurality of teeth formed in one end portion with alining ap- 'ertures, the end teeth being provided on their inner side faces with projecting bear- 10 ings disposed below their apertures, a connecting rod passing through the apertures of said teeth and engaged with the end teeth thereof to' clamp the intermediate teeth therebetween, an inclosing frame normally holding said teeth in alinement, and cop- 15 erating parts on said frame and adjacent end teeth below the bearings of the latter for holding said frame in position, said end teeth being of spring material, whereby they can b e bent to disengage their securing 20 parts from the cooperating securing parts of said frame. i

Signed at Seattle, Tashington this 3rd day of March 1911.

ALFRED BENSON. Witnesses STEPHEN A. BROOKS, ARLTA ADAMS. 

